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ScrollFillText

An Apple-style reading effect: a pinned paragraph inside its own smooth-scroll viewport whose words blend from a dim color to full color one by one in sync with scroll progress.

Preview

Great motion is never decoration. It is a quiet guide that tells you where to look, what just changed, and what comes next. Scroll slowly and watch each word arrive exactly when you do.

Customize

9 props
30
2.5
0.1
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Installation

Copies the component source and its CSS Module into your project.

npx motionfoundry add scroll-fill-text

Writes components/ui/scroll-fill-text.tsx and components/styles/scroll-fill-text.module.css.

Usage

Updates live as you change the controls — only props that differ from the defaults are included.

example.tsx
1import { ScrollFillText } from "@motionfoundry/ui";2 3export function Example() {4  return (5    <ScrollFillText />6  );7}

Props

PropTypeDefault
text

Paragraph that fills word by word.

string'Great motion is never decoration. …'
dimColor

Color of words that have not been reached yet.

string'#3f3f46'
fillColor

Color of filled words.

string'#f4f4f6'
fontSize

Maximum font size in px; shrinks on narrow containers.

number30
eyebrow

Small label shown above the paragraph (empty string hides it).

string'Scroll to read'
length

Scroll distance used for the fill, in viewport heights.

number2.5
height

Height of the component's own scroll viewport in px (width is always 100%).

number380
borderRadius

Corner radius of the viewport in px.

number20
lerp

Interpolation factor per 60fps frame for wheel smoothing (0.05 floaty, 0.3 snappy).

number0.1
wheelMultiplier

Multiplier applied to wheel and trackpad deltas.

number1
smooth

Enable smooth wheel scrolling; false (or prefers-reduced-motion) uses native scrolling.

booleantrue
className

Additional class merged onto the root element.

string''
style

Inline styles merged onto the root element.

React.CSSPropertiesundefined

Accessibility

The viewport is a focusable role="region" with an aria-label, so keyboard users can Tab to it and scroll with arrows/Page keys/Space (native, unsmoothed) and see a 2px :focus-visible outline. Wheel input is smoothed only while the viewport can still move; at the top/bottom edge wheel events are released so the page keeps scrolling. Touch and scrollbar dragging stay native. Under prefers-reduced-motion (or smooth=false) the wheel is not intercepted at all. The full paragraph is exposed once through a visually hidden span; the per-word spans are aria-hidden. Filling is a color change only; the scroll hint animation stops under prefers-reduced-motion.

Toggle prefers-reduced-motion in your OS or browser devtools (Rendering → Emulate CSS media feature) to verify the reduced-motion state.

Source

components/ui/scroll-fill-text.tsx
1"use client";2 3import * as React from "react";4import styles from "../styles/scroll-fill-text.module.css";5 6interface SmoothScrollState {7  /** Current scrollTop of the viewport in px */8  scroll: number;9  /** Maximum scrollTop in px */10  limit: number;11  /** scroll / limit, 0..1 */12  progress: number;13  /** Signed scroll velocity in px per 60fps frame */14  velocity: number;15}16 17interface SmoothScrollOptions {18  lerp: number;19  wheelMultiplier: number;20  smooth: boolean;21  onScroll?: (state: SmoothScrollState) => void;22}23 24const clamp = (v: number, min: number, max: number) => Math.min(max, Math.max(min, v));25 26function usePrefersReducedMotion(): boolean {27  const [reduced, setReduced] = React.useState(false);28  React.useEffect(() => {29    const mq = window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)");30    const update = () => setReduced(mq.matches);31    update();32    mq.addEventListener("change", update);33    return () => mq.removeEventListener("change", update);34  }, []);35  return reduced;36}37 38/** True when a nested scrollable element under the pointer can still scroll in the wheel direction. */39function nestedCanScroll(node: EventTarget | null, root: HTMLElement, dy: number): boolean {40  let el: Element | null = node instanceof Element ? node : null;41  while (el && el !== root) {42    if (el instanceof HTMLElement) {43      if (el.dataset.mfScrollPrevent !== undefined) return true;44      const overflowY = window.getComputedStyle(el).overflowY;45      if ((overflowY === "auto" || overflowY === "scroll") && el.scrollHeight > el.clientHeight + 1) {46        const canMove = dy < 0 ? el.scrollTop > 0 : el.scrollTop + el.clientHeight < el.scrollHeight - 1;47        if (canMove) return true;48      }49    }50    el = el.parentElement;51  }52  return false;53}54 55/**56 * Self-contained smooth scroller for an overflow container. Wheel input updates a target57 * position; a rAF loop eases the real scrollTop toward it (frame-rate independent lerp) and58 * stops once settled. Touch, keyboard and scrollbar drags stay native. At the top/bottom edge59 * wheel events are released so the page keeps scrolling.60 */61function useSmoothScroll(62  containerRef: React.RefObject<HTMLElement | null>,63  { lerp, wheelMultiplier, smooth, onScroll }: SmoothScrollOptions,64): React.RefObject<SmoothScrollState> {65  const stateRef = React.useRef<SmoothScrollState>({ scroll: 0, limit: 0, progress: 0, velocity: 0 });66  const callbackRef = React.useRef(onScroll);67  React.useEffect(() => {68    callbackRef.current = onScroll;69  }, [onScroll]);70 71  React.useEffect(() => {72    const el = containerRef.current;73    if (!el) return;74    const ease = clamp(Number.isFinite(lerp) ? lerp : 0.1, 0.01, 1);75    const multiplier = Number.isFinite(wheelMultiplier) ? wheelMultiplier : 1;76    let target = el.scrollTop;77    let current = target;78    let raf = 0;79    let lastTime = 0;80    let lastNative = el.scrollTop;81    let lastNativeTime = 0;82    let settleTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;83 84    const getLimit = () => Math.max(0, el.scrollHeight - el.clientHeight);85 86    const emit = (velocity: number) => {87      const limit = getLimit();88      const scroll = clamp(el.scrollTop, 0, limit);89      lastNative = el.scrollTop;90      const s = stateRef.current;91      s.scroll = scroll;92      s.limit = limit;93      s.progress = limit > 0 ? scroll / limit : 0;94      s.velocity = velocity;95      callbackRef.current?.(s);96    };97 98    const tick = (time: number) => {99      const dt = lastTime ? Math.min(64, Math.max(1, time - lastTime)) : 16.667;100      lastTime = time;101      const limit = getLimit();102      target = clamp(target, 0, limit);103      if (Math.abs(el.scrollTop - current) > 2) {104        // Something else moved the viewport (scrollbar drag, keyboard, touch): hand control back.105        current = target = el.scrollTop;106        raf = 0;107        lastTime = 0;108        emit(0);109        return;110      }111      const prev = current;112      const frames = dt / 16.667;113      current += (target - current) * (1 - Math.pow(1 - ease, frames));114      if (Math.abs(target - current) < 0.35) current = target;115      el.scrollTop = current;116      emit((current - prev) / frames);117      if (current === target) {118        raf = 0;119        lastTime = 0;120        emit(0);121        return;122      }123      raf = requestAnimationFrame(tick);124    };125 126    const onWheel = (event: WheelEvent) => {127      if (event.ctrlKey || event.defaultPrevented) return;128      if (Math.abs(event.deltaX) > Math.abs(event.deltaY)) return;129      let dy = event.deltaY;130      if (event.deltaMode === 1) dy *= 16;131      else if (event.deltaMode === 2) dy *= el.clientHeight;132      dy *= multiplier;133      if (dy === 0 || nestedCanScroll(event.target, el, dy)) return;134      const limit = getLimit();135      if (!raf) current = target = el.scrollTop;136      // Release to native scrolling at the edges so the page is never trapped.137      if ((dy < 0 && target <= 0) || (dy > 0 && target >= limit - 0.5)) return;138      event.preventDefault();139      target = clamp(target + dy, 0, limit);140      if (!raf) {141        lastTime = 0;142        raf = requestAnimationFrame(tick);143      }144    };145 146    const onNativeScroll = () => {147      if (raf) return;148      const top = el.scrollTop;149      const delta = top - lastNative;150      if (delta === 0) return;151      const now = performance.now();152      const dt = lastNativeTime ? clamp(now - lastNativeTime, 8, 100) : 16.667;153      lastNativeTime = now;154      current = target = top;155      emit(delta / (dt / 16.667));156      if (settleTimer) clearTimeout(settleTimer);157      settleTimer = setTimeout(() => {158        lastNativeTime = 0;159        emit(0);160      }, 90);161    };162 163    if (smooth) el.addEventListener("wheel", onWheel, { passive: false });164    el.addEventListener("scroll", onNativeScroll, { passive: true });165    const ro = new ResizeObserver(() => emit(stateRef.current.velocity));166    ro.observe(el);167    if (el.firstElementChild) ro.observe(el.firstElementChild);168    emit(0);169 170    return () => {171      if (smooth) el.removeEventListener("wheel", onWheel);172      el.removeEventListener("scroll", onNativeScroll);173      ro.disconnect();174      if (raf) cancelAnimationFrame(raf);175      if (settleTimer) clearTimeout(settleTimer);176    };177  }, [containerRef, lerp, wheelMultiplier, smooth]);178 179  return stateRef;180}181 182export interface ScrollFillTextProps {183  /** Paragraph that fills word by word */184  text?: string;185  /** Color of words that have not been reached yet */186  dimColor?: string;187  /** Color of filled words */188  fillColor?: string;189  /** Maximum font size in px (shrinks on narrow containers) */190  fontSize?: number;191  /** Small label shown above the paragraph */192  eyebrow?: string;193  /** Scroll distance used for the fill, in viewport heights */194  length?: number;195  /** Viewport height in px */196  height?: number;197  /** Viewport corner radius in px */198  borderRadius?: number;199  /** Interpolation factor per 60fps frame (0.05 = floaty, 0.3 = snappy) */200  lerp?: number;201  /** Multiplier applied to wheel / trackpad deltas */202  wheelMultiplier?: number;203  /** Enable smooth wheel scrolling (native scrolling when false or under reduced motion) */204  smooth?: boolean;205  /** Optional className merged onto the root */206  className?: string;207  /** Inline styles merged onto the root */208  style?: React.CSSProperties;209}210 211const DEFAULT_TEXT =212  "Great motion is never decoration. It is a quiet guide that tells you where to look, what just changed, and what comes next. Scroll slowly and watch each word arrive exactly when you do.";213 214export function ScrollFillText({215  text = DEFAULT_TEXT,216  dimColor = "#3f3f46",217  fillColor = "#f4f4f6",218  fontSize = 30,219  eyebrow = "Scroll to read",220  length = 2.5,221  height = 380,222  borderRadius = 20,223  lerp = 0.1,224  wheelMultiplier = 1,225  smooth = true,226  className = "",227  style,228}: ScrollFillTextProps) {229  const reduced = usePrefersReducedMotion();230  const rootRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);231  const viewportRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);232 233  const handleScroll = React.useCallback((state: SmoothScrollState) => {234    const root = rootRef.current;235    if (!root) return;236    const fill = clamp((state.progress - 0.04) / 0.82, 0, 1);237    root.style.setProperty("--mf-sft-p", fill.toFixed(4));238    root.style.setProperty("--mf-sft-hint", clamp(1 - state.progress * 6, 0, 1).toFixed(3));239  }, []);240 241  useSmoothScroll(viewportRef, { lerp, wheelMultiplier, smooth: smooth && !reduced, onScroll: handleScroll });242 243  const words = text.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);244  const trackHeight = Math.round(height * (1 + Math.max(0.5, length)));245 246  const vars = {247    "--mf-sft-h": `${height}px`,248    "--mf-sft-r": `${borderRadius}px`,249    "--mf-sft-dim": dimColor,250    "--mf-sft-fill": fillColor,251    "--mf-sft-fs": `${fontSize}px`,252    "--mf-sft-n": words.length,253    ...style,254  } as React.CSSProperties;255 256  return (257    <div ref={rootRef} style={vars} className={`${styles.root} ${className}`.trim()}>258      <div ref={viewportRef} className={styles.viewport} tabIndex={0} role="region" aria-label="Scroll to reveal text">259        <div className={styles.track} style={{ height: `${trackHeight}px` }}>260          <div className={styles.stage}>261            <div className={styles.inner}>262              {eyebrow && (263                <span aria-hidden="true" className={styles.eyebrow}>264                  {eyebrow}265                </span>266              )}267              <p className={styles.paragraph}>268                <span className={styles.srOnly}>{text}</span>269                <span aria-hidden="true">270                  {words.map((word, i) => (271                    <React.Fragment key={i}>272                      <span className={styles.word} style={{ "--mf-sft-i": i } as React.CSSProperties}>273                        {word}274                      </span>{" "}275                    </React.Fragment>276                  ))}277                </span>278              </p>279            </div>280            <span aria-hidden="true" className={styles.hint}>281              <span className={styles.hintLine} />282            </span>283          </div>284        </div>285      </div>286    </div>287  );288}